CA2397287A1 - Distributeur de timbres base logiciel - Google Patents

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CA2397287A1
CA2397287A1 CA002397287A CA2397287A CA2397287A1 CA 2397287 A1 CA2397287 A1 CA 2397287A1 CA 002397287 A CA002397287 A CA 002397287A CA 2397287 A CA2397287 A CA 2397287A CA 2397287 A1 CA2397287 A1 CA 2397287A1
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Gary M. Heiden
Richard W. Heiden
Chunhua Li
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00435—Details specific to central, non-customer apparatus, e.g. servers at post office or vendor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
    • G07B2017/00145—Communication details outside or between apparatus via the Internet
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00201—Open franking system, i.e. the printer is not dedicated to franking only, e.g. PC (Personal Computer)
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00362—Calculation or computing within apparatus, e.g. calculation of postage value
    • G07B2017/00419—Software organization, e.g. separation into objects
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00362—Calculation or computing within apparatus, e.g. calculation of postage value
    • G07B2017/00427—Special accounting procedures, e.g. storing special information
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00483—Batch processing of mailpieces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00733—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00741—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system using specific cryptographic algorithms or functions
    • G07B2017/00758—Asymmetric, public-key algorithms, e.g. RSA, Elgamal
    • G07B2017/00766—Digital signature, e.g. DSA, DSS, ECDSA, ESIGN

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  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé de production de timbres poste numériques (700), caractérisé en ce qu'un centre de données (40) reçoit une demande émanant d'un PC (20), relative à un nombre donné de timbres poste numériques (700), et en ce que ce centre conclut une transaction de paiement pour ce nombre de timbres (700) et produit un carnet numérique (500, 600) de timbres poste, que le PC (20) télécharge sur son disque dur. Ce carnet de timbres (500, 600) comprend un module logiciel (510) de lecture seule, lequel imprime chaque timbre poste numérique (700) à l'aide d'informations associées aux timbres et contenues dans le module (510). Ces informations comprennent des informations relatives aux timbres, des informations utilisateur identifiant le demandeur et le PC (20), des informations relatives au serveur du centre de données (40), ainsi qu'une signature numérique (550) d'au moins quelques informations relatives à l'utilisateur, aux timbres et/ou au serveur. Avant l'impression d'un timbre poste numérique (700), le module logiciel (510) vérifie que la signature (550) du PC (20) est identique à celle conservée dans le module logiciel (510) lorsque celui-ci a été configuré au niveau du serveur du centre de données (40). Si tel est le cas, le module logiciel (510) produit le timbre poste numérique (700) à l'aide des données de timbre, d'utilisateur et de serveur, associées au timbre poste numérique (700), puis démarre l'impression de ce timbre (700) sur une imprimante couplée au PC (20). Le module logiciel (510) restitue les données de timbre, d'utilisateur et de serveur, associées au timbre poste numérique (700) en cours d'impression et non utilisables pour des productions ultérieures de timbres poste numériques (700).
CA002397287A 1999-12-29 2000-12-20 Distributeur de timbres base logiciel Abandoned CA2397287A1 (fr)

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US09/474,510 US6438530B1 (en) 1999-12-29 1999-12-29 Software based stamp dispenser
US09/474,510 1999-12-29
PCT/US2000/034702 WO2001048701A1 (fr) 1999-12-29 2000-12-20 Distributeur de timbres base logiciel

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EP (1) EP1247258B2 (fr)
AU (1) AU3265101A (fr)
CA (1) CA2397287A1 (fr)
DE (1) DE60044784D1 (fr)
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WO (1) WO2001048701A1 (fr)

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EP1247258B1 (fr) 2010-08-04
US7383194B2 (en) 2008-06-03
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